The best Berlin hotels with pools
An insider's guide to the best hotels with pools in Berlin, featuring the top places to stay for rooftop pools with views, gorgeous spas, Michelin-starred restaurants, glamorous interiors, five-star service and top-notch facilities, in locations close to Checkpoint Charlie, Potsdamer Platz, Alexanderplatz and Museum Island.
Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin
Berlin, Germany
9Telegraph expert rating
The main highlight at the Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin is the spa. Designed by Anne Maria Jagdfeld, it’s a self-contained universe of luxurious pampering complete with heated pool, whirlpool tub, fitness centre, hair salon and treatments that range from underwater massages to professional yoga lessons. Interiors carry a nostalgic, Old Europe atmosphere throughout, from the dramatic elephant fountain and piano in the lobby, to the refined materials used in the public areas and rooms. An array of royals and luminaries have stayed here throughout the hotel’s history, including Michael Jackson, Albert Einstein and Her Majesty the Queen. Overlooking the Brandenburg Gate, the hotel's prestigious location is matched by flawless service. Read expert review From £223per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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Hotel Oderberger
Berlin, Germany
8Telegraph expert rating
The 20-metre indoor swimming hall is the jewel of this hotel which dates back to the 19th century. Supplemented by a spa with sauna and sunbeds, it’s an architecturally handsome space. The ‘Stadtbad Oderberger’ was designed in 1898 by architect Ludwig Hoffmann (who also worked on the Pergamon Museum) as a place of leisure for local workers. Hence guests will find original staircase banisters, inner walls and even old doors protected in glass, as well as tasteful contemporary art (paintings, photos) that create a savvy fusion of new and old. The hotel is located on one of the most pleasant streets (Oderbergerstrasse) in one of the nicest districts of Berlin (Prenzlauer Berg). Lined with cafés, bars and shops, the street runs right down to the famous Mauerpark, crossing trendy shopping street Kastanienallee. Read expert review From £101per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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Das Stue Hotel
Berlin, Germany
9Telegraph expert rating
Das Stue is a reasonably priced five-star design hotel in central Berlin that offers a great location, Michelin-starred cuisine and a Susanne Kaufmann Spa with treatment rooms, a 16-metre indoor swimming pool and sauna. The classically curved main building was constructed in 1938 by German architect Johann Emil Schaudt, and once housed the Danish Embassy. Inside, the period charm is matched with funky interiors. Interior features range from a mix of colourful sofas and animal sculptures in the lounge to the more neutral, distinguished tones of the Casual Restaurant, and a cosy outdoor dining terrace that rather cutely abuts the Ostrich enclosure of the neighbouring Zoo. Berlin Zoo, the Tiergarten and the Landwehr Canal are right on your doorstep. Read expert review From £184per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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Grand Hyatt Berlin
Berlin, Germany
8Telegraph expert rating
The Grand Hyatt Berlin’s Club Olympus Spa & Fitness centre offers guests the chance to recharge and relax over Berlin’s rooftops. The pool offers views of the wonderful Potsdamer Platz, along with a large outdoor terrace, a whirlpool, a sauna, a steam bath and a solarium. With the Sony Center, Tiergarten Park and the world-renowned Philharmonic Hall all on the doorstep, this is about as central as you can get. Interiors are stylish and artsy; paintings and sculptures are dotted about and rooms are decorated in a kind of Japan-meets-Bauhaus style. Of the hotel’s three restaurants, Vox is the one to book for, thanks to its excellent cuisine, charming outdoor terrace and adjacent bar - which itself is well known for its whisky selection (over 300) - premium cocktails and weekend live music. Read expert review From £133per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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Soho House Berlin
Berlin, Germany
8Telegraph expert rating
Soho House Berlin is great for those who enjoy a feast of exclusivity and style with a side order of trendy indulgence. It occupies eight floors of a late Bauhaus building in Mitte. The building is of special historical interest even by Berlin standards, since it was previously used as a centre for Hitler’s Brownshirts and later as an archival depot for the Communist Party. In keeping with Berlin’s penchant for earthy chic, many of the dilapidated concrete walls have been left unfinished, interleaved with expensive original artworks and modernist sculptures. The Rooftop Bar, which has its own Mediterranean-themed menu, city views, a small heated swimming pool and great cocktails and wines. Read expert review From £100per night
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Hilton Berlin
Berlin, Germany
9Telegraph expert rating
The hotel’s health centre, Livingwell Health Club Berlin, encompasses a 14-metre indoor pool that hosts Aqua-Fit classes, a beauty salon with Kerstin Florian body treatments and other services (including hair), plus a steam room and 24-hour fitness room. It’s conveniently central: Friedrichstrasse’s array of expensive shops and smart cafés are right around the corner, and sights like Checkpoint Charlie, Potsdamer Platz, the Reichstag and Brandenburger Tor are all within 20 minutes on foot. Inside, the hotel’s spacious, polished lobby area gives a swanky and professional first impression; think lots of wood with patterned aqua-marine carpets, outsized sculptural vase and colourful artworks in the circular seating area. Service is very good from beginning to end. Read expert review From £113per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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Radisson Blu Hotel, Berlin
Berlin, Germany
8Telegraph expert rating
Water-themed features play a big part at The Radisson Blu. It is perhaps best known for the whopping great cylindrical aquarium in its lobby area, officially part of the SeaLife Center next door. The Heaven Spa has an 11-metre swimming pool and a range of massage and beauty treatments. There’s also a bio-sauna, steam bath and 24-hour fitness room. Inner bedrooms face the AquaDom, while some of the upper rooms look out to the main street or the Berlin Cathedral. Bedrooms are decorated in a comfortable blend of dark woods and subdued colour schemes. If you’re not relaxing by the pool, the hotel is ideally located for exploring Berlin’s central sights, being right next to the Spree between Alexanderplatz and the Museum Island. Read expert review From £91per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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The Westin Grand Berlin
Berlin, Germany
9Telegraph expert rating
Located on one of the city’s most sophisticated streets, Friedrichstrasse, the Westin Grand offers old style comforts, elegant services and an ensemble of fine dining and drinking options and an expansive spa and lovely winter garden. Service is professional to a fault, with a butler and limousine service on request, special dog treatment service and room service around the clock. The Westin Spa & Fitness Lounge features a large indoor pool, whirlpool tub, beauty room and fitness centre, and on the second floor there’s a pleasant garden with fountains and pavilions. Splash out for the Grand Spa Suite which comes with a separate bedroom and living room, as well as sauna, whirlpool tub and the inevitable stunning view over Berlin. Read expert review From £125per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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Waldorf Astoria Berlin
Berlin, Germany
9Telegraph expert rating
The intriguing cloud-shaped pool sits in the first – and only – Guerlain Spa in Germany, located on the fifth floor of the hotel. It’s almost certainly one of the best in town. Spanning a whopping 1,000 square-metres, this ‘beauty universe’ features no less than eight therapy rooms, a pool, sauna, steam room and Vichy shower. Elsewhere, elegant and sophisticated interiors form a blend of classic and modern touches, from the grand spiral staircase and marble floors to the signature Peacock Alley lounge. All rooms and suites have floor-to-ceiling windows and views of the Berlin Zoological Garden. Suites, including the presidential suite - the highest suite in Berlin - boast panoramic views of the city and the green spaces of Tiergarten park. Read expert review From £163per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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Pullman Berlin Schweizerhof
Berlin, Germany
7Telegraph expert rating
Come here for the largest indoor pool in Berlin. The main draw of this hotel is the downstairs spa and fitness area, which offers an 18-metre pool (with sun terrace), three saunas and a steam bath. There’s also a Turkish bath/hammam, and massages, manicures and pedicures are available. The fitness room, which overlooks the pool, is open around the clock. From the large, airy lobby, with its shiny floors and large artwork on one wall, to the neutral-but-smart rooms, the ambience here is quietly stylish and crisply efficient rather than anything über-chic or eye-catchingly flamboyant. The Berlin Zoo and Aquarium are right across the road, an array of shops and restaurants await at nearby Kurfürstendamm (Ku’damm), and the fashion and food emporium KaDeWe is a 10-minute walk away. Read expert review From £80per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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Titanic Chaussee Berlin
Berlin, Germany
8Telegraph expert rating
One of the property's main leisure draws is the two-floor Ottoman-style spa area, which includes a large, skylit indoor pool (a rarity for Berlin hotels), a very large fully equipped gym plus an oriental hammam, steam room and treatment rooms. The hotel’s spacious, polished lobby area gives a swanky and professional first impression; think lots of wood with patterned aqua-marine carpets, outsized sculptural vases and colourful artworks in the circular seating area. It's echoed by the vintage-style cream-and-brown bar-café area directly opposite. The furnishings throughout have a high-quality, designer feel that’s neither overly luxurious nor formal. You certainly won’t go hungry or thirsty here with plenty of restaurants offering a range of cuisine. Read expert review From £78per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
